GRE Word List

PENDULOUS

poised without visible support

The meaning of the word pendulous is poised without visible support.

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leavena substance (such as yeast) used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid
stalwartmarked by outstanding strength and vigor of body, mind, or spirit
boostto push or shove up from below
latentpresent and capable of emerging or developing but not now visible, obvious, active, or symptomatic
soddendull or expressionless especially from continued indulgence in alcoholic beverages
contiguousbeing in actual contact : touching along a boundary or at a point
provisionalserving for the time being : temporary
awla pointed tool for marking surfaces or piercing small holes (as in leather or wood)
unmitigatednot lessened : unrelieved
esteemthe regard in which one is held